CHICAGO, Illinois, June 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 21, 2024, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Illinois - Fourth Quarter 2023": * * * Employment rose in 9 of the 11 largest counties in Illinois for which data were available from December 2022 to December 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are those with annual average employment l  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 21, 2024, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Michigan - Fourth Quarter 2023": * * * Employment rose in 9 of the 10 largest counties in Michigan from December 2022 to December 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 202  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 21, 2024, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Nebraska - Fourth Quarter 2023": * * * Employment rose in the two largest counties in Nebraska from December 2022 to December 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2022.)   more

ARGONNE, Illinois, June 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: * * * Researchers use new technique to overcome perceived limitation of membranes with pores of consistent size Membranes show a sharper cut-off of nanoscale separations than previously demonstrated. * * * Imagine a close basketball game that comes down to the final shot. The probability of the ball going through the hoop might be fairly low,  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 21 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: * * * EPA funding reflects priorities of President Biden's Investing in America Agenda * * * Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Administrator Debra Shore joined Rep. Robin Kelly, Mayor Vernard L. Alsberry Jr., First Assistant Deputy Governor Shareese Pryor, and Illinois EPA Director John Kim to highlight federal and state funding to help Hazel Crest, Illin  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois issued the following news release: The U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago has sought to file a complaint in intervention in a pending lawsuit against Itasca, Ill., alleging the village engaged in unlawful disability discrimination in reviewing and ultimately denying a zoning request filed by a non-profit health care provider to use its property as a treatment center for people with substance-use d  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois issued the following news release: A federal jury returned a guilty verdict on June 21, 2024, against Phillip C. Mayfield, 35, of Quincy, Illinois, for distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Sentencing for Mayfield has been scheduled on October 29, 2024, at the U.S. Courthouse in Springfield, Illinois. Over three days of testimony in front of U.S. District Judge Colleen R. Lawle  more